not a sausage

Nothing whatsoever. Primarily heard in UK. A: "Have you heard from the realtor since giving her the money for the deposit?" B: "Not a sausage. I'm starting to get worried. It was surreal seeing our family home with not a sausage in it.

not a sausage

nothing at all. British informal

not a ˈsausage

(old-fashioned, informal) nothing at all: There’s nothing in here at all. Not a sausage!

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Joey and his father were shadowing a pork-butcher's shop, pocketing the sausages for which their family has such a fatal weakness, and so when the butcher engaged Joey as his assistant there was soon not a sausage left.

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